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大陆 (dà lù) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

大陆 (dà lù) is a Chinese word: continent; mainland. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 大陆

名 míng noun

continent; mainland

亚洲是世界上最大的大陆。

Yà zhōu shì shì jiè shàng zuì dà de dà lù

Asia is the largest continent in the world.

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Word breakdown

大 dà — large, great (emphasizes vast scale)

陆 lù — land, continent (provides core meaning of landmass)

Structure & writing
1 大 dà — large; great (in volume, area, quantity, force, intensity, etc.; opposite of 小)
Xpinyin
大 is a component in 34 characters
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大 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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2 陆 lù — land; dry ground above water

陆 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 阝 fǔ — mound/hill radical, representing elevated terrain
阝 is a component in 47 characters
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2.2 击 jī — to hit, to strike
击 is a component in 1 characters

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